Delaware Extended Duration Bond R
One Commerce Square 2005 Market Street Philadelphia PA 19103
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Phone: 800-523-1918
| Category: | Long-Term Bond | | Fund Family: | Delaware Investments | | Net Assets: | 830.00K | | Year-to-Date Return: | 23.61% | | Yield: | 5.64% | | Morningstar Rating: |  | | Fund Inception Date: | 03-Oct-05 |
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Roger A. Early
Lead Manager since
24-May-07 | | | Early rejoined Delaware Investments in March 2007 as a member of the firm?s taxable fixed income portfolio management team, with primary responsibility for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation. During his previous time at the firm, from 1994 to 2001, he was a senior portfolio manager in the same area, and he left Delaware Investments as head of its U.S. investment grade fixed income group. |
| Min Initial Investment: | $0 | | Min Initial Investment, IRA: | NaN | | Min Initial Investment, AIP: | NaN | | Min Subsequent Investment: | $0 | | Min Subsequent Investment, IRA: | N/A | | Min Subsequent Investment, AIP: | N/A |
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| The investment seeks total return. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in corporate bonds rated BBB or better. It may invest in common stock and preferred stocks, convertibles, and warrants. The fund may invest up to 20% of assets in high-yield corporate bonds. It may hold cash or other money market instruments. The fund typically maintains an average duration of between eight and eleven years. |
| Last Dividend
(22-Oct-09):
| 0.03 | | Last Cap Gain
(22-Nov-05):
| 0.05 | | Annual Holdings Turnover
| 234.00% | | Average for Category:
| 242.90% |
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| Expense | DEERX | Category
Avg | | Total Expense Ratio: | 1.15%
| 0.89% | | Max 12b1 Fee: | 0.60%
| N/A | | Max Front End Sales Load: | %
| 3.93% | | Max Deferred Sales Load: | %
| 1.91% | | 3 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$ 446 | $392 | | 5 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$ 798 | $647 | | 10 Yr Expense Projection*: |
$ 1,791 | $1,336 |
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